The High Desert Angler will be going to our fall through spring hours starting Tuesday September 4th. We will now be open from 10:00 AM till 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday and 11:00 AM till 4:00 PM on Sundays.
Saturday September 29th is National Hunting and Fishing Day. On Saturday, any angler regardless of residency or age can fish without a New Mexico Fishing License. All bag limits and tackle restrictions in place will apply. Anglers fishing on Indian Reservation water may still need a permit to fish. Please contact the individual Pueblo or Nation on their policies. New Mexico Game and Fish officers will be looking for anyone not abiding by tackle restrictions or bag limits, and also have road blocks collecting data on hunter harvests and game and fish violations. For more information, please contact New Mexico Game and Fish at 505-476-8000. To report a violator, call 800-423-4362.
Many thanks to those of you who could make the Upper Pecos Watershed Association's stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 26th. It consisted of presentations on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative. William D. Graves, Planner Director, NM Department of Game and Fish, gave an Update on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative. Charlie Jankiewicz, Interagency Resource Coordinator for TEAMs Planning Enterprise, of the U.S. Forest Service, will conduct the initial phase of the Pecos Canyon recreational use planning initiative. The Pecos River is an economically important recreational resource to our area and we were glad to see the support and interest in the Upper Pecos Watershed Association.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Lastly, a commercial announcement. Sage Manufacturing and Scott Fly Rods have both announced discontinuations of their SLT line and S3 and S3s lines respectively. We have some left and are offering them at 30% off of 2007 retail prices or buy one at regular price and get one free. Simms and Cloudveil have also announced discontinuations in their Gore-Tex wader lines and will be discounted at 30% off of 2007 retail prices or buy one at regular price and get one free. Please call the shop for details at 505-988-7688.
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Announcements for the Week of September 17, 2007
The High Desert Angler will be going to our fall through spring hours starting Tuesday September 4th. We will now be open from 10:00 AM till 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday and 11:00 AM till 4:00 PM on Sundays.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having an open house from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm on Sunday September 23rd. They are located in the "old" Frankies space at 46 South Main Street. The regular office hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Stop in and meet the new administrator, Alexis St. James or call them at 505-757-3600. Have a look at their new office and see what projects they have in store for the Pecos. In what seems like the worst year on the Pecos in terms or trash and degradation to the riparian areas, the UPWA is leading the charge on making a lasting change for the better. Please come support them and their efforts.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having their stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 26th. It will be held at the Village of Pecos Meeting Hall from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. There will be a presentation on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative. San Miguel County Commissioner Huey Ley will be giving the introduction. William D. Graves, Planner Director, NM Department of Game and Fish, will give the presentation, "An Update on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative." Mr. Graves will also introduce Charlie Jankiewicz, Interagency Resource Coordinator for TEAMs Planning Enterprise, USDA Forest Service, which will conduct the initial phase of the Pecos Canyon recreational use planning initiative.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Lastly, a commercial announcement. Sage Manufacturing and Scott Fly Rods have both announced discontinuations of their SLT line and S3 and S3s lines respectively. We have some left and are offering them at 30% off of 2007 retail prices. Simms and Cloudveil have also announced discontinuations in their Gore-Tex wader lines and will be discounted at 25% off of 2007 retail prices. Please call the shop for details.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having an open house from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm on Sunday September 23rd. They are located in the "old" Frankies space at 46 South Main Street. The regular office hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Stop in and meet the new administrator, Alexis St. James or call them at 505-757-3600. Have a look at their new office and see what projects they have in store for the Pecos. In what seems like the worst year on the Pecos in terms or trash and degradation to the riparian areas, the UPWA is leading the charge on making a lasting change for the better. Please come support them and their efforts.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having their stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 26th. It will be held at the Village of Pecos Meeting Hall from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. There will be a presentation on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative. San Miguel County Commissioner Huey Ley will be giving the introduction. William D. Graves, Planner Director, NM Department of Game and Fish, will give the presentation, "An Update on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative." Mr. Graves will also introduce Charlie Jankiewicz, Interagency Resource Coordinator for TEAMs Planning Enterprise, USDA Forest Service, which will conduct the initial phase of the Pecos Canyon recreational use planning initiative.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Lastly, a commercial announcement. Sage Manufacturing and Scott Fly Rods have both announced discontinuations of their SLT line and S3 and S3s lines respectively. We have some left and are offering them at 30% off of 2007 retail prices. Simms and Cloudveil have also announced discontinuations in their Gore-Tex wader lines and will be discounted at 25% off of 2007 retail prices. Please call the shop for details.
Monday, September 10, 2007
Announcements for the Week of August 10, 2007
The High Desert Angler will be going to our fall through spring hours starting Tuesday September 4th. We will now be open from 10:00 AM till 6:00 PM Monday through Saturday and 11:00 AM till 4:00 PM on Sundays.
Melinda Kassen, director of Trout Unlimited's Western Water Project, will discuss How Water Policies Can Restore Western Rivers, based on her experiences in promoting environmentally-friendly water policies in the West. The talk will be on Wednesday, Sept 19 from 7 to 9pm at the Unitarian Church, 107 West Barcelona Rd in Santa Fe.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having an open house from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm on Sunday September 23rd. Please come meet their new administrator, Alexis St. James, and see what projects they have in store for the Pecos. In what seems like the worst year on the Pecos in terms or trash and degradation to the riparian areas, the UPWA is leading the charge on making a lasting change for the better. Please come support them and their efforts.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having their stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 26th. It will be held at the Village of Pecos Meeting Hall from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. There will be a presentation on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative. San Miguel County Commissioner Huey Ley will be giving the introduction. William D. Graves, Planner Director, NM Department of Game and Fish, will give the presentation, "An Update on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative." Mr. Graves will also introduce Charlie Jankiewicz, Interagency Resource Coordinator for TEAMs Planning Enterprise, USDA Forest Service, which will conduct the initial phase of the Pecos Canyon recreational use planning initiative
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association now has an office open in the village of Pecos. They are located in the "old" Frankies space at 46 South Main Street. The office hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Stop in and meet the new administrator, Alexis St. James or call them at 505-757-3600.
The Quivira Coalition is sponsoring one more event on Comanche Creek this year. This is an invitation only event. This workshop is a vital part of our effort to complete the Comanche Creek 319 EPA Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Habitat Restoration Project. It is critical that we complete this project this fall as the 404/401 permit is due to expire early next year, and just as importantly, to have the structures in place to take full advantage of next spring and summer's high water events. To ensure the successful completion of this project, we need you (and your strong back!) to help with the installation of the remaining 33 vanes. Five teams of six people will trim, stage, and install posts for the vanes. These teams will rotate between two tasks: four team members will "pound posts" for vanes while two members collect rocks for additional bank support and assist where needed. The workshop will run from Wednesday, September 19th through noon on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Partial and day-only attendance is fine if you cannot join us for the entire workshop. Workdays will proceed as follows:
Wednesday, September 19: arrival and camp setup starts at noon. Post trimming will begin as participants finish setting up their camp.
Thursday, September 20: Trim posts and deliver to vane installation sites.
Friday, September 21: Teams install 13 vanes
Saturday, September 22: Teams install 13 vanes
Sunday, September 23: Teams install 7 vanes and decamp
All participants will receive a Quivira tee shirt and are invited to the "Pot Luck" dinner Saturday night. In addition to working with other dedicated conservationists on a very worthwhile restoration project, you will also have ample opportunity to observe bugling bull elk as they form their fall herds in the golden aspens of the Valle Vidal. To save your spot for this workshop, please RSVP Mike Bain, project coordinator, by the end of business on Friday, September 14. He can be reached at The Quivira Coalition, 1413 Second Street, Suite 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, Office:(505)820-2544, Cell:(505)795-1597.
The Valles Caldera Trust is seeking the public's help in developing a new long-term visitor access and use management plan. The Trust wants the public's ideas about visitor capacity of the Preserve, recreation and education programs offered to the public, and the types of facilities and infrastructure—such as roads, trails and buildings—needed to support public visitation and visitor programs. Truchas TU and TU National would like to develop a possible collaboration with the Valles Caldera to reintroduce native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) into two select drainages in the VCNP without the use of piscicides. More detailed information, including the materials presented at previous meetings, will be continually updated on the Trust's website at www.vallescaldera.gov . The public can submit comments through the Trust's website (www.vallescaldera.gov ), by email to Marie Rodriguez (mrodriguez@vallescaldera.gov), or by letter to Valles Caldera Trust, P.O. Box 359, Jemez Springs, NM 87025. All comments should be received at Trust offices by September 21, 2007.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Local conservation groups need volunteers! The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Trout, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, the Quivira Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service have an extensive list of projects to improve the health of our rivers and streams. These projects include fencing, trail maintenance, cattle exclosures and lake inventories. Again these projects are to improve the riparian health of our fisheries. Almost all of these projects are located near good fishing. Please, give some time to the cause of better fishing not only for you, but for your children as well. The following people are the contacts for these projects. Truchas Chapter; Art Vollmer 505-476-6004 or Dave Gratson 505-662-0707 x29, Jemez Ranger District; Derek Padilla, Amanda Webb, Chuck Dentino, Sean Ferrell, Mike Dechter, or Phyllis Martinez 505-829-3535.
Lastly, a commercial announcement. Sage Manufacturing and Scott Fly Rods have both announced discontinuations of their SLT line and S3 line respectively. We have some left and are offering them at 30% off of 2007 retail prices. Simms and Cloudveil have also announced discontinuations in their Gore-Tex wader lines and will be discounted at 25% off of 2007 retail prices. Please call the shop for details.
Melinda Kassen, director of Trout Unlimited's Western Water Project, will discuss How Water Policies Can Restore Western Rivers, based on her experiences in promoting environmentally-friendly water policies in the West. The talk will be on Wednesday, Sept 19 from 7 to 9pm at the Unitarian Church, 107 West Barcelona Rd in Santa Fe.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having an open house from 1:00 pm till 4:00 pm on Sunday September 23rd. Please come meet their new administrator, Alexis St. James, and see what projects they have in store for the Pecos. In what seems like the worst year on the Pecos in terms or trash and degradation to the riparian areas, the UPWA is leading the charge on making a lasting change for the better. Please come support them and their efforts.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association will be having their stakeholders meeting on Wednesday September 26th. It will be held at the Village of Pecos Meeting Hall from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. There will be a presentation on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative. San Miguel County Commissioner Huey Ley will be giving the introduction. William D. Graves, Planner Director, NM Department of Game and Fish, will give the presentation, "An Update on the Pecos Canyon Recreational Use Planning Initiative." Mr. Graves will also introduce Charlie Jankiewicz, Interagency Resource Coordinator for TEAMs Planning Enterprise, USDA Forest Service, which will conduct the initial phase of the Pecos Canyon recreational use planning initiative
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association now has an office open in the village of Pecos. They are located in the "old" Frankies space at 46 South Main Street. The office hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Stop in and meet the new administrator, Alexis St. James or call them at 505-757-3600.
The Quivira Coalition is sponsoring one more event on Comanche Creek this year. This is an invitation only event. This workshop is a vital part of our effort to complete the Comanche Creek 319 EPA Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Habitat Restoration Project. It is critical that we complete this project this fall as the 404/401 permit is due to expire early next year, and just as importantly, to have the structures in place to take full advantage of next spring and summer's high water events. To ensure the successful completion of this project, we need you (and your strong back!) to help with the installation of the remaining 33 vanes. Five teams of six people will trim, stage, and install posts for the vanes. These teams will rotate between two tasks: four team members will "pound posts" for vanes while two members collect rocks for additional bank support and assist where needed. The workshop will run from Wednesday, September 19th through noon on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Partial and day-only attendance is fine if you cannot join us for the entire workshop. Workdays will proceed as follows:
Wednesday, September 19: arrival and camp setup starts at noon. Post trimming will begin as participants finish setting up their camp.
Thursday, September 20: Trim posts and deliver to vane installation sites.
Friday, September 21: Teams install 13 vanes
Saturday, September 22: Teams install 13 vanes
Sunday, September 23: Teams install 7 vanes and decamp
All participants will receive a Quivira tee shirt and are invited to the "Pot Luck" dinner Saturday night. In addition to working with other dedicated conservationists on a very worthwhile restoration project, you will also have ample opportunity to observe bugling bull elk as they form their fall herds in the golden aspens of the Valle Vidal. To save your spot for this workshop, please RSVP Mike Bain, project coordinator, by the end of business on Friday, September 14. He can be reached at The Quivira Coalition, 1413 Second Street, Suite 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, Office:(505)820-2544, Cell:(505)795-1597.
The Valles Caldera Trust is seeking the public's help in developing a new long-term visitor access and use management plan. The Trust wants the public's ideas about visitor capacity of the Preserve, recreation and education programs offered to the public, and the types of facilities and infrastructure—such as roads, trails and buildings—needed to support public visitation and visitor programs. Truchas TU and TU National would like to develop a possible collaboration with the Valles Caldera to reintroduce native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) into two select drainages in the VCNP without the use of piscicides. More detailed information, including the materials presented at previous meetings, will be continually updated on the Trust's website at www.vallescaldera.gov . The public can submit comments through the Trust's website (www.vallescaldera.gov ), by email to Marie Rodriguez (mrodriguez@vallescaldera.gov), or by letter to Valles Caldera Trust, P.O. Box 359, Jemez Springs, NM 87025. All comments should be received at Trust offices by September 21, 2007.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Local conservation groups need volunteers! The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Trout, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, the Quivira Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service have an extensive list of projects to improve the health of our rivers and streams. These projects include fencing, trail maintenance, cattle exclosures and lake inventories. Again these projects are to improve the riparian health of our fisheries. Almost all of these projects are located near good fishing. Please, give some time to the cause of better fishing not only for you, but for your children as well. The following people are the contacts for these projects. Truchas Chapter; Art Vollmer 505-476-6004 or Dave Gratson 505-662-0707 x29, Jemez Ranger District; Derek Padilla, Amanda Webb, Chuck Dentino, Sean Ferrell, Mike Dechter, or Phyllis Martinez 505-829-3535.
Lastly, a commercial announcement. Sage Manufacturing and Scott Fly Rods have both announced discontinuations of their SLT line and S3 line respectively. We have some left and are offering them at 30% off of 2007 retail prices. Simms and Cloudveil have also announced discontinuations in their Gore-Tex wader lines and will be discounted at 25% off of 2007 retail prices. Please call the shop for details.
Monday, September 3, 2007
Announcements for the Week of September 3, 2007
The High Desert Angler will be going to our fall through spring hours starting next week. Beginning Tuesday September 4th, we will be open from 10am till 6pm Monday through Saturday and 11am till 4pm on Sundays.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association now has an office open in the village of Pecos. They are located in the "old" Frankies space at 46 South Main Street. The office hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Stop in and meet the new administrator, Alexis St. James or call them at 505-757-3600.
Upper Pecos Watershed Association
46 South Main Street (the old Frankies)
Pecos, New Mexico
505-757-3600
Mailing Address:
UPWA
P. O.Box 339
Pecos, NM 87552
The Quivira Coalition is sponsoring one more event on Comanche Creek this year. This is an invitation only event. This workshop is a vital part of our effort to complete the Comanche Creek 319 EPA Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Habitat Restoration Project. It is critical that we complete this project this fall as the 404/401 permit is due to expire early next year, and just as importantly, to have the structures in place to take full advantage of next spring and summer's high water events. To ensure the successful completion of this project, we need you (and your strong back!) to help with the installation of the remaining 33 vanes. Five teams of six people will trim, stage, and install posts for the vanes. These teams will rotate between two tasks: four team members will "pound posts" for vanes while two members collect rocks for additional bank support and assist where needed. The workshop will run from Wednesday, September 19th through noon on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Partial and day-only attendance is fine if you cannot join us for the entire workshop. Workdays will proceed as follows:
Wednesday, September 19: arrival and camp setup starts at noon. Post trimming will begin as participants finish setting up their camp.
Thursday, September 20: Trim posts and deliver to vane installation sites.
Friday, September 21: Teams install 13 vanes
Saturday, September 22: Teams install 13 vanes
Sunday, September 23: Teams install 7 vanes and decamp
All participants will receive a Quivira tee shirt and are invited to the "Pot Luck" dinner Saturday night. In addition to working with other dedicated conservationists on a very worthwhile restoration project, you will also have ample opportunity to observe bugling bull elk as they form their fall herds in the golden aspens of the Valle Vidal. To save your spot for this workshop, please RSVP Mike Bain, project coordinator, by the end of business on Friday, September 14. He can be reached at The Quivira Coalition, 1413 Second Street, Suite 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, Office:(505)820-2544, Cell:(505)795-1597.
Bob Gerding's Outdoor Adventures, along with other well known NM fishing experts and authors, will conduct full day fly fishing clinics for adults on Saturday September 8th and Sunday September 9th. These clinics consist of a half day of instruction which takes place at the lodge and includes tackle, equipment, stream insect sampling and identification, and casting techniques. Participants perfect their casting techniques on the Valle Grande, lunch is served, and the class heads out to the San Antonio River for an afternoon of putting new skills to the test. Having a fishing guide along makes for a special learning experience as well as a successful day of catching fish. The cost of the clinic is $150. Rental equipment is available for the day of the clinc for $30. The clinic runs from 8am till 4pm and includes a catered lunch. To reserve your space or for more information, please visit their website at http://www.vallescaldera.gov
The Valles Caldera Trust is seeking the public's help in developing a new long-term visitor access and use management plan. The Trust wants the public's ideas about visitor capacity of the Preserve, recreation and education programs offered to the public, and the types of facilities and infrastructure—such as roads, trails and buildings—needed to support public visitation and visitor programs. Truchas TU and TU National would like to develop a possible collaboration with the Valles Caldera to reintroduce native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) into two select drainages in the VCNP without the use of piscicides. More detailed information, including the materials presented at previous meetings, will be continually updated on the Trust's website at www.vallescaldera.gov . The public can submit comments through the Trust's website (www.vallescaldera.gov ), by email to Marie Rodriguez (mrodriguez@vallescaldera.gov), or by letter to Valles Caldera Trust, P.O. Box 359, Jemez Springs, NM 87025. All comments should be received at Trust offices by September 21, 2007.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Local conservation groups need volunteers! The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Trout, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, the Quivira Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service have an extensive list of projects to improve the health of our rivers and streams. These projects include fencing, trail maintenance, cattle exclosures and lake inventories. Again these projects are to improve the riparian health of our fisheries. Almost all of these projects are located near good fishing. Please, give some time to the cause of better fishing not only for you, but for your children as well. The following people are the contacts for these projects. Truchas Chapter; Art Vollmer 505-476-6004 or Dave Gratson 505-662-0707 x29, Jemez Ranger District; Derek Padilla, Amanda Webb, Chuck Dentino, Sean Ferrell, Mike Dechter, or Phyllis Martinez 505-829-3535.
The Upper Pecos Watershed Association now has an office open in the village of Pecos. They are located in the "old" Frankies space at 46 South Main Street. The office hours are 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday only. Stop in and meet the new administrator, Alexis St. James or call them at 505-757-3600.
Upper Pecos Watershed Association
46 South Main Street (the old Frankies)
Pecos, New Mexico
505-757-3600
Mailing Address:
UPWA
P. O.Box 339
Pecos, NM 87552
The Quivira Coalition is sponsoring one more event on Comanche Creek this year. This is an invitation only event. This workshop is a vital part of our effort to complete the Comanche Creek 319 EPA Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout Habitat Restoration Project. It is critical that we complete this project this fall as the 404/401 permit is due to expire early next year, and just as importantly, to have the structures in place to take full advantage of next spring and summer's high water events. To ensure the successful completion of this project, we need you (and your strong back!) to help with the installation of the remaining 33 vanes. Five teams of six people will trim, stage, and install posts for the vanes. These teams will rotate between two tasks: four team members will "pound posts" for vanes while two members collect rocks for additional bank support and assist where needed. The workshop will run from Wednesday, September 19th through noon on Sunday, September 23, 2007. Partial and day-only attendance is fine if you cannot join us for the entire workshop. Workdays will proceed as follows:
Wednesday, September 19: arrival and camp setup starts at noon. Post trimming will begin as participants finish setting up their camp.
Thursday, September 20: Trim posts and deliver to vane installation sites.
Friday, September 21: Teams install 13 vanes
Saturday, September 22: Teams install 13 vanes
Sunday, September 23: Teams install 7 vanes and decamp
All participants will receive a Quivira tee shirt and are invited to the "Pot Luck" dinner Saturday night. In addition to working with other dedicated conservationists on a very worthwhile restoration project, you will also have ample opportunity to observe bugling bull elk as they form their fall herds in the golden aspens of the Valle Vidal. To save your spot for this workshop, please RSVP Mike Bain, project coordinator, by the end of business on Friday, September 14. He can be reached at The Quivira Coalition, 1413 Second Street, Suite 1, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505, Office:(505)820-2544, Cell:(505)795-1597.
Bob Gerding's Outdoor Adventures, along with other well known NM fishing experts and authors, will conduct full day fly fishing clinics for adults on Saturday September 8th and Sunday September 9th. These clinics consist of a half day of instruction which takes place at the lodge and includes tackle, equipment, stream insect sampling and identification, and casting techniques. Participants perfect their casting techniques on the Valle Grande, lunch is served, and the class heads out to the San Antonio River for an afternoon of putting new skills to the test. Having a fishing guide along makes for a special learning experience as well as a successful day of catching fish. The cost of the clinic is $150. Rental equipment is available for the day of the clinc for $30. The clinic runs from 8am till 4pm and includes a catered lunch. To reserve your space or for more information, please visit their website at http://www.vallescaldera.gov
The Valles Caldera Trust is seeking the public's help in developing a new long-term visitor access and use management plan. The Trust wants the public's ideas about visitor capacity of the Preserve, recreation and education programs offered to the public, and the types of facilities and infrastructure—such as roads, trails and buildings—needed to support public visitation and visitor programs. Truchas TU and TU National would like to develop a possible collaboration with the Valles Caldera to reintroduce native Rio Grande Cutthroat Trout (RGCT) into two select drainages in the VCNP without the use of piscicides. More detailed information, including the materials presented at previous meetings, will be continually updated on the Trust's website at www.vallescaldera.gov . The public can submit comments through the Trust's website (www.vallescaldera.gov ), by email to Marie Rodriguez (mrodriguez@vallescaldera.gov), or by letter to Valles Caldera Trust, P.O. Box 359, Jemez Springs, NM 87025. All comments should be received at Trust offices by September 21, 2007.
Limited angling opportunities for Gila trout began July 1, 2007, in select streams in southwestern New Mexico that have been closed to fishing since 1966, when the Gila trout was first listed as a federal endangered species. The State Game Commission approved the changes at its March 2007 meeting in Las Cruces, based on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service decision to downlist the Gila trout from endangered to threatened. The new regulations allow the Department of Game and Fish to open angling opportunities for Gila trout and open select streams that previously have been closed to all fishing. Limited angling will be allowed for Gila trout in Black Canyon Creek from July 1 through September 30 as a Special Trout Water. Fishing will be catch-and-release only with artificial flies or lures and a single barbless hook. Everyone who fishes in Black Canyon and Iron Creek must have a Gila Trout Permit along with a valid New Mexico fishing license. Permits are free and will be available June 1 on the "Buy licenses online" feature of the Department website, www.wildlife.state.nm.us.
Local conservation groups need volunteers! The Truchas Chapter of Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Trout, New Mexico Volunteers for the Outdoors, the Quivira Coalition and the U.S. Forest Service have an extensive list of projects to improve the health of our rivers and streams. These projects include fencing, trail maintenance, cattle exclosures and lake inventories. Again these projects are to improve the riparian health of our fisheries. Almost all of these projects are located near good fishing. Please, give some time to the cause of better fishing not only for you, but for your children as well. The following people are the contacts for these projects. Truchas Chapter; Art Vollmer 505-476-6004 or Dave Gratson 505-662-0707 x29, Jemez Ranger District; Derek Padilla, Amanda Webb, Chuck Dentino, Sean Ferrell, Mike Dechter, or Phyllis Martinez 505-829-3535.
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